Griggs courier., 1887-06-03

Line 6efr1GOfy nom being q member Of
1.-The board, which is now composed, in
addition to DIR. Huff, of Vice President
+. A. Spaford, Of Flandreau. and Sn..
perintendent Swaine, of Wahpeton.
NEW p. Ms.
Dakota postmasters appointed. Eliza
beth Ford, Atwell, Stutsman county,
vice r. A. Bell resigned. r. Surgeon,
Oriska, Barnes county, vice Lorin Par
sons, removed; Alton G.. Covell, Sykes
ton, Wells county, vice John j. O'Con-
nell, resigned; p. w. Brunell, Farsus,
Botineau county, vice Alexis Breault,
resigned.
PHEN1x LIKE.
The burned district at Minot is being
rapidly rebuilt. Friday six new build
ings were begun and contracts let for
twelve more, six of which will be solid
brick. These include the Leland hotel,
which will be fifty by sixty feet, three
stories high, with seventy rooms.
NEW TOWNS.
Burton, Hanson county, hillsview,
MCPHERSON county, and Homer, Ed
munds county, are new Milwaukee
railroad towns.
Bennett is the name of the new town
on the Botineau branch of the st. Paul
Minneapolis & Manitoba railroad and
twenty-five miles north of Rugby juno
ton.
The crop prospect in Hand county is
the best in four years. The ground is
in finer condition, small grain of all
kinds is growing rapidly, and the grass
is all that could be desired at this season
of the year.
Much more corn is being planted in
Moody county than heretofore. Many
farmers that this spring have planted
twenty acres have before planted but
five.
INDIAN SAILORS.
| The crew on the steamer Rosebud
struck near Berthold while the boat was
en- route up the river, and Captain Todd
was compelled to employ gang of In
dians: This is the first time that an en-
tire crew on the river has been compos-
ed of Indians.
NJ. g., 8. w. R r.
Nine car loads of railroad graders
outfits have arrived at Moorhead, Min
nesota, to commence work on the Moor
head & Southwestern railroad, to be
built at once between Moorhea and
Wahpeton, Dakota. The QUITS are dis
tributed along the line, and the work
will go on simultaneously for the whole
distance.
CHURCH BELL.
Rev. w. B. Afleck, now of New
York city, writes to the M. E. Church
people ofKimball that he has started
them a 600 pound bell for their church.
This is a gift from christian lady of
New York city.
BOYS IN BLUE.
The soldiers reunion held in Blunt
was grand success, 500 veterans being
in the line of parade. The stores and
streets were beautifully decorated and
thousands of people in fromthe country.
The celebrated Fort Sully military band
furnished music.
LAW SUIT.
The Pembina county commissioners.
after examining the records, claim that
Auditor Bird has drawn $1,000 more
than his salary. Bird states that he
nwas allowed that sum for clerk hire.
Suit has been commenced for its recov-
cry.
NEW SCHEMES.
Alexandria is moving to secure the
Manitoba line said to be heading for
Yankton from Watertown.
The grading of the Milwank extern
sion north from Lake Preston moves
rapidly along. AS many teams as find
work line the survey between Lake
Preston and Elrod.
The Dakota state bindery company is
a newly incorporated institution at
Huron. The stockholders comprise
several prominent capitalists who will
put in q frst-class establishment at
once.
The citizens are moving in the
matter of Incorporating Lake Preston.
As soon as the desired tract of land
can be surveyed and the petition drawn
j nm \ xzota will .ha ordered hv the county